Patrick van Balkom
| Patrick van Balkom medal table |
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 Netherlands
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| World championships | ||
| bronze | 2003 Paris | 4 x 100 meter relay |
| Summer Universiade | ||
| silver | 1999 Palma de Mallorca | 200 meter run |
| Indoor world championships | ||
| bronze | 2001 Lisbon | 200 meter run |
Patrick Petrus Marinus van Balkom (born September 14, 1974 in Waalwijk ) is a former Dutch sprinter .
Sporting successes
Together with Timothy Beck , Troy Douglas and Caimin Douglas , he won the bronze medal in the 4 x 100 meter relay in 38.87 s at the World Athletics Championships in 2003 behind the teams of the USA and Brazil.
At the 2004 Summer Olympics , the Dutch relay team, with the same line-up, was eliminated due to a mistake in the prelude.
Van Balkom celebrated his greatest successes as a single starter in the 200-meter run : He won the silver medal at the 1999 Summer Universiade in Palma . At the World Indoor Athletics Championships in 2001 in Lisbon van Balkom secured the bronze medal in 20.96 s over the same distance. In 2003 he became national indoor champion.
Van Balkom ended his career in 2006.
Best times
- open air
- 100 meter run - 10.23 s (1998)
- 200-meter run - 20.36 s (1999, 2000, 2001)
- 400-meter run - 46.80 s (2003)
- Hall
- 60-meter run - 6.70 s (1997)
- 200 meter run - 20.77 s (2001)
Others
With a height of 1.84 m, his competition weight was 80 kg.
Web links
- Patrick van Balkom in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Patrick van Balkom's website
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Balkom, Patrick van |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Balkom, Patrick Petrus Marinus van |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch sprinter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 14, 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Waalwijk , the Netherlands |